Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-14

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BY Senator Plumb: A bill to make Il an
onense punishable by fne or imnr;son'
ment Tor any railroad, sleeping car. tel..
grapn or exprsss company to otter anv en-.
Ploye any Tree pass or reduction from The
ordinary rates charged.
ny Mr. Wilson. Of Iowa: A bill to strike
out the words under substa ntially SINH.
!ar circumstances and conditions where
tney occur in sections 2 and OF the inter.
state commerce act.
BY Mr.. Paddock: To authorize the Gov.
ernor OF Utah to appoint selectmen, clerks q.
recorders, assessors and superintendents
OF District schools Tor each county of Utah.
also instituting the Governor and Secre.
tary OF Utah and members of the Utah
Commission board to reapportion Salt
Lake City into aldermanic and council
manic districts and to provide that no
person shall be elected to these Offices from
district in which he does not reside.
BY Mr.. Reagan: To amend the inter.
state commerce act 10 as to bring express
cars, sleeping cars and all other cars owned
by private citisens or corporations within
its operations, the same az il they were
technically common carriers; also to
amend section four of the same act. bv
providing that competition OF railways and
water.routes shall not be construed to
create circumstances and conditions within
the meaning OF the act.
By Mr.. Farwell: A bill to repeal the in.
ternal revenue tax ON tobacco in all forms
and to repeal import duties OF sugar and
tobacco; also bill increasing the weight OF
the silver dollar to 521 grains.
By Mr.. Stanford: A bill to require ten
years residence before foreigners can declare
their intention to become citizens of tho
United States except in case of those ar
irving before they reach 81 years, residence
six years only ehall be required.
Mr.. Frye offered a resolution directing
tho Secretary OF the Treasury to transmit
to the Senate copies of all letters and
other communications relating to the
bondage OF the Pacific Coast steamship
Company aud all papers touching that
transaction. Adopted.
The credentials and papers in the West
Virginia election case were referred to the
The several bills introduced to amend
the lien act are identical 50 far as con-
rerns the investment OF foreign capt. Il in
mining enterprises, but one OF them d.
rlares that the prohibitions of the alien
land act should not prevent foreigners
rom leasing any n,illsites or water rights
in the Territories for manufact uring or
milling purposes. The total number OF
bills and joint resolutions are 543, a
aIger number than were ever before in
troduced in the senate in one day. There
we're an unusually large number of bills in
reduced to-day for the erection OF public
The aggregate amount of appro-
3riations provided for is 81 ,645. 900.
After brief executive session the Senate
adjourned.
In the secret session of the Senate to-day
1othing was done except to read and refer
1omina' ions already sent in. The Senate
. about to remove the injunction OF secrecy
rom the Journal OF Executive Proceed
ngs from the year 1929 up to the end OF
The Fortieth Congress twenty years ago.
Il will fill fifteen volumes.